The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-10-26
OIR ALASk An CLAIMS.
We VIII Protect the Fisheries in our
t.rc:ic Seas
From Tn" Eew York SUM-

| .I,n,- II
We VIII t,F''ec. ',.i,. nc .iS''''.'s' "
'7.,'
From t'''. .'e" ! DIX SUM-
: great 3.,ai Of surprise was occasiGned
- +i,o iarart,.ent ot State by the u
-. Ca.aGia, anI E0c;:sh
1.Sa:lI1 +:,;c "onet,.y has rerl.at ,II!!v
o:-ls,..,' !,...S? - 20 i,,ss;sn Governments 5
,Iot,,''es' 80 No .;.,,,s7.T. II Behring's Sea.
80 - ,r,,,.-c ~ , .E the seal fisheries
.'',, ill., .1- .a3s. .. %yc, d;s3plte Ay the
So ,e.L da,,arsn,t..,! no record OF any
,.,.-.,,;,,c fh.. seal fisheries
10, II 90, - 3n,7n9 Eariy II the
-, 80, 90, cl.,r;T ;,csi. GAINED terr;to-
,.,..-.,,,,, >;or:1 america down
=. a., l,e,, ,,i.;cI tlis Gov
r.,,.E tS.ar..,Iv ,...:,.Sld After some
;, 1i,a s1.irc+ the Russian
$500. 1..;y!.5 ;is claim and &C.
49, H. T;.;tad State;' authority
49, - 80 n,;S 6nnrec r. v,s at
* -; ~ 49, 2,,e.;e,, oIic:.,i, Ioi6 DOR,
1ntI s,...;, -. '. -',l r.ins fnr ,Is..ction IN
- e1.,., -,,tns o vessel res f'ern,it.ed
;: 80 l.,,n1~a] Tt.l;sn r,iies
~ So isi,,,1s nnSer ner,:,ls-- of
,4;.~,4;a,, 80. o,,I :,',,r;con,,,nnt Varv
:o-. ,,r'c,;o.n rcsS..;s ever s;ic: IL he
IL. a,r4 ea::r,lt WIS an almost rn-
i.no[.,; ,-,r,, i.,.E,,strv tnere ?'hera wss one
snail E,1ssi,,o co.nrany that shipped g
few si:i;:.; 10 various p.rSs, and the nari-
carton law was meant to protect it.
later. several trading vessels IRON the
limited crriseG in the vicinity of Alaska,
,,,7t unrn warned off bv the Russian
off.iols r r.,s a. this time that John
01;ncv Adros +i,n secretary OF State, in
', - ,.or,: o,,sr,%n+;l. nannpr denied the
E P,,sc;3,, r;rLf - c.r.s:n ter,jtory. nov
tf,n .n1,t;,"rn ssiiD Of Alaska. -,Ir.
A6ams' r19;cli eonrse secured the United
Stetes tie rig!lt IN Alaskan waters.
When 4Iassa was csdeS to the United
States t3e inc CT denlarkaticn deteTm-
mic the yes;era boundary OF Behring'S
Sea made ;tat Mare Clausin, from the
so1sIcrnn,ost rni.3 on Prince Edwards
fSi,nd &, !, ooii;t ne.r Alton Island of
+la :,ia,+ist, ,,,.1nt fms making o COM
.,In-n rjose IN. Imaginary Iiue OF de-
n,Yr t;1o,i,a$;n9 RIM. coHrse Of about 500
NILS fron, nor.:,aast 70 southwest. Tie
,yI,oln o-ea of 3ahrirg; Sea, Including
Eoyfo,;,S Sa1,n6 and Bristol Bav, is
mons G10 GG0 son3re miles. The st.
(;t.or,,e an; <,: Paul Islands, where most
of the seal are captured, are about seven
Hundred miles north OF tte Alcutian
Peninsula an; five hundred miles west
oi the main Line OF coast. Che seal afe
Frequently found ROW several hundred
mics from shore, arl are gradually
working tiIeic WY 70 5!.c nortn"a>d.
Ine a.yc.;S &ay lnat t:4is fact is dre 10
the use c; firearms OF :he Canadian
sa@iocs. S2ogi': &2nnine stampede
arise among lie seals It is extremely
>;o,,,s&s:ui i any aou;d re;G;rG fcr b:eaG-
ins purposes. l-24gc numbers ol iae
y5Uaz; seg;s "Go swimming toward tae
mainland, passing tilr2agh tie A!eutian
aio,ty ari: landing On Canadian soil.
Inquiry vas male al tie ceEcI?le
Dlari4c olIice today SIS to what vas
though q the sta: enaait mat a swift
vessel W'&a A:tiEg OUT 81 Eaui"A WIN
gooa armament 10 engage u the seal
1i5heries, and th&t l: T:>2 revenue cutter
Rush OF any otheS cl1.ser attempted TO
!I.~-->lc mere "0I.lt' - h.s'"' cn9
meL:. I'VE axe rot inclined to eelleve
that story, SAID the c!llef, but viii
sag t.a5 { never !ine37 the officers OF t4@
revenue -oar;oe to fail IL doing their
duty. o. course il any vessel flying The
British CT any other tag IS discovered
sea! fishing in Behring's Sea it viii De
the duty of the Rush TO demand her sur
rerde-. Il the seaIer refuses our officers
VIII make the c2ptG;Te by force and sink
I.er i necessary. I;he ltosn carries a
COOS, battery ard can make pretty good
fight"
TIE probs oiiitje: are tha: # the diff
cuity is not settled this winter. there will
be three cruisers N Beh-ings Sea il the
soI;ug-tLc .Rusb, the Bear and tle
.i.nctis. The last, however, is worthless
as eraser. Eer only duty Will be to
George and st. Paul Islands, and keep